Mr. Boudinott- The following very brief summary view of the Missions
of Foreign Missionary Societies in the United States is offered for your disposal.
It is formed chiefly from the January number of the Missionary Herald.

AMERICAN BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.

The whole number of preachers of the Gospel stated to be in the employment
of the American Board is ---------------------------------------------------------41.
Physicians, [besides one who is also a preacher.) 4
Teachers,
27
Printers
3
Farmers
17
Mechanics
6
Females, married and unmarried
102
Whole number of Missionaries and assistants 200
The preachers of the Gospel are stationed indifferent parts of the world
as follows:

The number of pupils in the schools under the care of missionaries of
the Board is not less than 30,000, and about 5000 native teachers are employed
(chiefly in India and the Sandwich Islands. Not far from 300 persons have
received into the Mission churches. The number of books and pamphlets
published by the missionaries of the Board in foreign languages is estimated
at 426,360.
AMERICAN BAPTIST BOARD.

The missions of the American Baptist Board are in India, Western Africa,
and among the Indians in North America.- The number of its ordained missionaries
is 10; viz. five in Burmah [sic], India, one in the colony of Liberia, Africa,
one among the Creek Indians, two among the Cherokees, and one at the Choctaw
Academy in Kentucky.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOCIETY.

The American Methodists have missions among several tribes of the North American
Indians; viz: the Creeks, Cherokees, Putawatomies, Wyandots, Mohawks, and is
stated to be 12 in all;; but the number apportioned to each tribe I have not
the means of ascertaining.

UNITED BRETHREN'S MISSIONS.

The Missions of the United Brethren are all, I believe, under the direction
of the same society, the seat of whose operations is in Europe. Those
in which the churches in the United States are particularly concerned are among
the Cherokees and the Delawares in Upper Canada. In this nation
they have two preachers of the Gospel, and two among the Delaware Indians.

SYNOD OF SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA.

The Missions lately under the care of the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia
are among the Chickasaw Indians, where are four stations, and three ordained
missionaries. The care of these missions has been recently transferred
to the American Board.

CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANS.

The Cumberland Presbyterians have one station and one ordained missionary
among the Chickasaw Indians.

SUMMARY

The whole number of stations supported by American Foreign Mission Societies
is 62
Number of ordained missionaries 71
Missionaries of all classes, and
both sexes about 260
Learners in Mission Schools about 31,000
Latest annual expenditures
of the American Board. $104,430
American Baptist Board 15,408
Methodist, about 6,000
United Brethren [in 1825] 860
Others, unknown
Total not far from $130,000

*Including the Rev. Mr. Hoyt, since dead.

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